A perusal of the Annual Wreck Register recently issued for the year commencing on the 1st July, 1875, and ending on the 30th June, 1876, is by no means encou- raging. The wrecks and casualties which it so minutely and accurately chronicles...
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WE have pleasure in introducing to our readers the following extracts from a beautiful poem entitled " The Wreck of the Homeward-Bound," by the well-known Author of " Ruins of Many Lands," " Pleasure,"...
Category: Poetry
Hoylake, Cheshire.—At five o'clock on the afternoon of the 8th of April.
1955. the life-boat coxswain reported that he had seen a yacht in Hilbre Swash and thought she would be in a dangerous position if the weather...
Rosslare Harbour, Co. Wexford.—At two o'clock on the afternoon of the 16th of June, 1956, a message was received from Valentia radio that the Dutch motor vessel Stientje Mensinga had picked up the small yacht Julia ten miles north-east...
Hartlepool, Co. Durham. At 11.20 on the morning of the 30th of April, 1960, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the police at Seaton Carew had reported that two boys and two girls in a canoe were in difficulties and drifting...
Engine broken down RED FLARES fired by a vessel about a mile south of Boddin Point, four miles south of the lifeboat station, were reported to the honorary secretary of Montrose by HM Coastguard at 1310 on Tuesday March 28.
Stranded children EDINBURGH CITY POLICE informed Queensferry ILB station at 1725 on Sunday February 4 that four children and their dog were stranded on Cramond Island. The children had tried to return to the mainland by the causeway but, cut...
OCTOBER 5TH. - GOURDON, KINCARDINESHIRE.
At 3.55 in the afternoon the coastguard reported a vessel on the rocks half a mile east of the harbour. The weather was fine with a smooth sea, but there was...
Even in good weather strong rip currents and surf can make the sea at Morgan Forth a dangerous place.. - View image in PDF
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The RNLI's Chief Executive and Chairman cut the turf to start building works for the Lifeboat College at Poole. - View image in PDF
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